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In 1946, a Mk VIII (MT818) was the first Vickers-built trainer built as a demonstrator, but in 1948, 10 Spitfire T Mk IXs, were exported to India. In 1951, a further six TR 9 trainers were converted from the standard Mk IX to train pilots for the Irish Air Corps (IAC) Seafire fleet. The Spitfires provided transition training that included ...
Finally, an extra radiator (mounted in the starboard radiator duct under the wing of the Spitfire) was used to dissipate the intercooler's excess charge heat. [9] Spitfire Mk VIII. Merlin 63, 66, or 70 engine with a two-stage, two-speed supercharger. With the two-stage, two-speed supercharger, two sets of power ratings can be quoted.
Spitfire LF Mk.VIII JF872 (G-RAAF). Delivered to the RAAF as A58-328 and was struck off charge in 1948. [19] [4] Spitfire F Mk.VIII JG668 (G-CFGA). Delivered to the RAAF as A58-441 and was struck off charge in 1948. Registered as G-CFGA to The Pembrokeshire Spitfire Aeroplane Company [19] Spitfire Tr.9 BS548. Owned by Vintage Fighter Restorations.
Supermarine estimated that the new wing could give an increase in speed of 55 mph (48 kn; 89 km/h) over the Spitfire Mk 21. [95] The new wing was initially fitted to a Spitfire Mk XIV. Later, a new fuselage was designed, with the new fighter becoming the Supermarine Spiteful. [96]
Media related to Supermarine Spitfire Mark XVIII at Wikimedia Commons Spitfire Mk 18. The Mk 18 was a refinement of the Mk XIV. It was identical in most respects including engine (the Griffon 65) and cockpit enhancements, but it carried extra fuel and had a revised, stronger wing structure.
Many of these early PR Spitfires were fitted with the Merlin XII engine and Rotol constant-speed propeller with the early, blunt spinner of the Spitfire Mk II. [55] The Mk I PR Type C carried a total of 144 gal (655 L) of fuel and was the first photo reconnaissance aircraft to reach as far as Kiel. The extra fuel was carried in the tank behind ...
The later Spitfire Mk 26 uses the Mk 25 wings with the fuselage increased to 80% scale to provide room for a passenger seat in tandem behind the pilot. The Mk 26B has a 90% scale fuselage. The Spitfire kit has the same power-to-weight ratio as the original. [6] The aircraft was reviewed by the Australian Ultralight Federation in 2001.
The Supermarine Spiteful was a British fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine during the Second World War as a successor to the Spitfire.Powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, it had a radical new wing design to allow safe operations at higher speeds and incorporating inwards-retracting undercarriage.